A fight at Lake Worth Community High School on Thursday afternoon resulted in 20 to 30 students being treated or taken to hospitals, some who were hit with pepper spray, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and School District officials said.
Multiple students began fighting on campus, at 1701 Lake Worth Road, at some point during the afternoon, Principal Elena Villani said in a message to parents shared with the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
“School Police and administrators immediately responded to the incident and worked quickly to de-escalate the situation,” her message said. “During the altercation, pepper spray was deployed.”
Villani’s message did not specify who used the pepper spray. “Several students” were treated by fire rescue because of the pepper spray while some were taken to the hospital to be evaluated, the message said.
Villani said the students involved are facing discipline.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue officials have not released further information.
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